Weird Al does it again with a parody to “Ridin’ (Dirty)” by Chamillionaire. Check out the goodness on YouTube. The video’s pretty sweet, and he’s got some mad rap skillz.

The image to the right (click on it for more related images) is an example of the research work I’m doing this summer. It involves image processing using “wedgelets” — squares that have a line dividing it into two regions, each with a different intensity value. By combining a variety of different line orientations within [...]

Having been a bad blogger as of late, I trawled through my iPhoto collection looking for an interesting photo for the ol’ blog. The perfect thing to do on the eve of an Engineering Economics midterm. And here you are dear reader: September 30, 2005 — Ryan, me, Scott, Jane and Daryl sitting behind our [...]

I’ve heard several stories from Dan and Paulo about an infamous question on the Fall 2000 Physics 1 (16.105) final exam, back when there were still long-answer questions. Now that Ryan is about to graduate, he brought in his whole collection of old exams, and this exam (and question) turned up. Here it is, for [...]

You can call (and have called) me Stephen, Steve, Esteves, Woodrow, s-dub, bbs and other interesting names. Even the University has a special ‘name’ for me: my student number. And now, one more way of referring to me: VE4SRW. That’s right, I’m a certified amateur radio user, or Ham (:P), and VE4SRW is my callsign. [...]

Lenovo, the new makers of the “IBM” Thinkpad, are toying with the idea of changing the Thinkpad’s classic black to a titanium finish. And they want your opinion, so let them know which side you’re on (hint — choose black). Perhaps best about the whole marketing gimmick is the Persuadatron. The best choice is the CEO [...]

This is what Ryan sent our E3 Crew (Jane, Chris, Dennis, Travis, Paul, Mark, Marc, Petar, Yuri, etc.), as they needed some positive feedback before into the exam. Extremely hilarious. Unfortunately, positive feedback leads to only one thing — instability. I hope they can keep things together for the exam. =) And now this reminds [...]